Reposting from Cob Research Institute’s Newsletter (slightly edited for your ease/clarity):

The Cob Research Institute is a public interest 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2008 with the mission to remove legal obstacles to building with cob.

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Time is critical and now is the time to act !!!

IMPORTANT COB BUILDING CODE ANNOUNCEMENT:

HELP US GET THE COB BUILDING CODE APPROVED!

The Context:

This October 23rd-30th, US Building Officials will gather in Las Vegas for the ICC Public Comment Hearings to vote on proposals for ICC’s 2021 International Model Building Codes.

On October 26th there will be a vote on CRI’s proposed IRC Cob Construction Appendix.

This important vote will decide if CRI’s efforts to include cob in the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) will succeed (which would be a huge step that would significantly advance our communities’ ability to use more local and ecologically-sound materials in our built environment)!

The Request:

CRI is asking all cob enthusiasts in the US to contact your local building department and meet with or speak to the Building Official to encourage them as public servants to

• help make cob available to their community, and

• vote in support of the IRC Cob Construction Appendix at the Las Vegas October Public Comment Hearings (PCH), and in the Online Governmental Consensus Vote after the PCH.

CRI provides training and a script to guide you through this process and can help identify your local Building Official, see: https://tinyurl.com/y2gwdx5y. Let CRI know if you connect with your Building Official.

If you are available to take part in this critical support of the cob code please contact Yosi Almog at yosial@gmail.com or the bi-weekly COB CODE YES VOTE CAMPAIGN conference call at
(605) 313-5111 with access code 284109
Monday 2-3pm and Thursday 6-7pm (Pacific time)

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A REMINDER WHILE WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION
DOUBLE YOUR DONATION

THE CASBA DONATION MATCH IS STILL GOING ON
The California Straw Building Association is continuing their $3,500 matching donation. Until we reach a total of $3,500, all new donations will be matched by CASBA dollar for dollar. Donate now and your support of CRI will be doubled.

DONATE TO CRI

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A word about CRI:

The Cob Research Institute is a public interest 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2008 with the mission to remove legal obstacles to building with cob.CRI needs to be able to support a small staff to do the work of making a cob building code a reality. The needed research, testing, code development, and ultimate gaining of acceptance by the code authorities is expensive and CRI is working to do this on your behalf. Please do your part and support the CRI effort. Become a part of the CRI team ! I’d like to thank you in advance for your generosity.

john fordice  -  cri director
www.cobcode.org